Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires fire chief, cites poor wildfire response
(The Center Square) – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing Crowley’s placing ...
Ex-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley breaks silence after being terminated by mayor
Kirstin Crowley made her first public statement Saturday since being removed as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief by Los ...
Karen Bass makes a politically incendiary move: Sacking her fire chief
The Los Angeles mayor, who has struggled to regain footing since fires swept her city, is now facing furious pushback from ...
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Mayor Karen Bass says 1,000 firefighters could have been on duty the morning the fires broke out but "were instead sent home ...
Bass is ‘misrepresenting the facts’ on Crowley’s firing, council member says
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is drawing criticism from a prominent member of the City Council who accuses her of “misrepresenting the facts” regarding the firing of former Los Angeles ...
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LAFD Chief's Firing Could be Overturned by City Council
"I am outraged by the scapegoating revealed by the mayor's actions," Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodgique said.
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Column: As Karen Bass Cans the Fire Chief, L.A. Deals With Smoky Explanations and Heaping Servings of Blame Pie
LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles' winter of discontent grew even more discontented on Friday. At 11:15 a.m., Mayor Karen ...
California rules will require more fire resistant homes in Palisades, Altadena
Most fire victims who opt to rebuild their homes will likely have to upgrade roofs, gutters, attic vents, windows, doors, ...
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Former LAFD Chief responds to dismissal
A day after her dismissal, former LAFD chief Kristin Crowley has issued a response, saying she "based my actions and ...
Avalanches in western US claim more lives in recent weeks including a weekend death in Colorado
Saturday’s avalanche death is the third in Colorado this winter and the second fatality in less than a week in that state.
A witchcraft case involving Zambia's president brings scrutiny of a colonial-era law and traditions
Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm the country's ...